Christmas "Tree"

We contracted an artisan from one of the local markets to make us a big baobab sculpture that we could decorate and use as a Christmas Tree but he let us down and failed to come up with the tree by Christmas Eve. We agreed that we'd get our money back and went home wondering how we'd make Christmas Christmassy without a tree and what should be greeting us in our driveway but some sisal plants that were going to flower. Suddenly our perspective on these ornamentals changed and, with our gardener's trusty machete and some lights and baubles, made ourselves some holiday cheer!